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decussates

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present tense third-person singular of decussate

as in intersects

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On my first day in town, our route intersects that of a lunchtime protest march.

— Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
For now, tokenization therefore still intersects with much of the existing financial infrastructure.

— Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

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Based on Nobel Prize Winning novel, Growth of the Soil tells the story of Isak, a man without a past who crosses the mountains in search of somewhere to build a life.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
Weather prospects generally improve, too, as the path crosses the deserts of North Africa.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026

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Seoul says Pyongyang has sent up to 7,000 workers to the border this year, with about 50 crossings of the Military Demarcation Line, which bisects the DMZ, to South Korea’s side of the border.

— Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Seoul says Pyongyang has sent up to 7,000 workers to the border this year, with about 50 crossings of the Military Demarcation Line, ⁠which bisects the DMZ, to South Korea’s side of the border.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

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